LTC vs AHR vs HR Stock Comparison

Ltc Properties, American Healthcare REIT and Healthcare Realty Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$45.85 +6.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$393.81M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 8, American Healthcare REIT 2, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLTCAHRHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $10.87B $6.64B AHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 89.8x -147.8x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 90.1x — LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.4% +16.4% -5.8% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 127.3% 4.8% -4.0% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% -35.5% — LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.8x — AHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.05% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% +20.1% +8.7% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr — -9.6%/yr LTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 26.7% 20.3% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 45/100 41/100 LTC

Percentile Scorecard

LTCAHRHR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLTCAHRHR
Valuation 48 #77 of 146 5 #139 of 146 33 #98 of 146
Growth 97 #6 of 145 88 #18 of 145 48 #76 of 145
Profitability 71 #42 of 141 29 #100 of 141 39 #87 of 141
Financial Health 90 #16 of 146 78 #33 of 146 44 #82 of 146
Shareholder Returns 9 #124 of 136 25 #102 of 136 39 #83 of 136
Overall 63 45 41
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLTCAHRHRSPY
1 month +6.7%+8.2%+9.9% -2.0%
3 months +19.1%+0.9%-5.5% -2.2%
6 months +20.0%+10.6%-3.8% +4.2%
Year to date +33.4%+16.7%+13.1% +10.6%
1 year +29.6%+20.1%+8.7% +10.4%
3 years +42.1%—+28.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +12.4%—+8.8% +20.2%
5 years +41.3%—-39.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%—-9.6% +10.1%
10 years -0.5%—-35.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year -0.1%—-4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLTCAHRHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%26.7%20.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%27.6%19.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.040.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.400.750.43 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-14.5%-60.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.8%-12.4% -3.2%
52-week high $45.85$57.74$21.89 $779.14
52-week low $34.04$45.69$16.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLTCAHRHR
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 26.1x 87.5xmedian 26.1x -145.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.1x 4.3xmedian 4.1x 5.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.4x -7.8xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 21.6x -17.4xmedian 21.6x 40.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.95 2.56median 1.95 -3.36median 1.95

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLTCAHRHR
Revenue $393.81M $2.50B $1.13B
Gross profit – $530.21M –
Operating income $149.68M -$1.81B –
Net income $508.75M $122.57M -$45.27M
Free cash flow -$227.49M -$613.49M $161.54M
EPS (diluted) $9.25 $0.63 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $182.98M $191.62M $17.50M
Total debt $985.09M $1.42B $4.25B
Shares (diluted) 54.21M 193.35M 340.62M
Enterprise value $2.24B $10.19B $6.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLTCAHRHR
P/E 4.9x 87.5x -145.3x
P/FCF -11.0x -17.4x 40.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 29.5x 14.5x
P/S 6.4x 4.3x 5.7x
P/B 1.5x 2.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x -7.8x –
EV/EBIT 20.1x -6.6x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 4.8x 9.5x
EV/FCF -14.6x -19.4x 66.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 32.9x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 2.56 -3.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLTCAHRHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.4% 16.4% -5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 15.4% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.5% -17.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,178% 479.7% 87.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 84.5% 47.6% 45.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,184% 407.6% 87.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 69.1% 34.2% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.4% 42.1% -2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 38.8% -4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -61.4% -1,653% 28.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -80.6% -157.7% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLTCAHRHR
Gross margin – 21.2% –
EBITDA margin 54.9% -61.2% –
Operating margin 38.0% -72.4% –
Pretax margin 24.8% 3.9% –
Net margin 127.3% 4.8% -4.0%
FCF margin -57.8% -24.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.7% 14.5% 39.7%
Return on equity 33.4% 3.4% -1.1%
Return on assets 20.6% 2.2% -0.5%
Return on invested capital 6.8% -35.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.0x -9.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.8% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLTCAHRHR
Debt / assets 35.8% 25.0% 47.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF -4.3x -2.3x 26.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 34.4% 53.9%
Equity / assets 62.0% 65.6% 46.1%
Interest coverage 3.9x -23.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLTCAHRHR
Dividend yield 5.0% 1.8% 5.0%
Net buyback yield -11.1% -12.5% 3.5%
Shareholder yield -6.1% -10.7% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 145.7% -735.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -29.1% 206.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.4% -19.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% -11.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLTCAHRHR
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 90.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $0.61FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.3%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% +31.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $352.66MFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +84.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +27.1% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLTCAHRHR
Held by institutions 79.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 291 573 460
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% +19.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 176 335 226
Institutions selling 68 165 146
Buyers to sellers 2.59 2.03 1.55

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LTCAHRHR
LTC 1.00 0.66 0.53
AHR 0.66 1.00 0.45
HR 0.53 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LTC, AHR and HR?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.50B, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) $10.87B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, LTC, AHR and HR?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ltc Properties (LTC) 5.0x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 89.8x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -147.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 19.4x, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 90.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ltc Properties (LTC) +70.4%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +16.4%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Ltc Properties (LTC) 127.3%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 4.8%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Ltc Properties (LTC) 6.8%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) -35.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: Ltc Properties (LTC) +29.6%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) +20.1%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +8.7%. Over five years, Ltc Properties (LTC) compounded fastest (Ltc Properties (LTC) +7.2%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: Ltc Properties (LTC) 0.00%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 0.02%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 0.05%. Ltc Properties (LTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 21.1%, American Healthcare REIT (AHR) 26.7%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LTC, AHR and HR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.